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The Merry Wives of Windsor is a film of genre Comedy directed by Georg Wildhagen with Sonja Ziemann

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)

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Length 1h36
Directed by
Genres Comedy,    Musical
Rating65% 3.2824253.2824253.2824253.2824253.282425

The Merry Wives of Windsor (German: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is a 1950 East German musical comedy film directed by Georg Wildhagen. It was based on William Shakespeare's play by the same name.

Synopsis

In Elizabethan England, Sir John Falstaff is embroiled in attempting to have a love affair with several women, which soon turns into a humorous adventure.

Actors

Sonja Ziemann

(Frau Fluth (Mistress Ford))Camilla Spira

(Frau Gretchen Reich (Mistress Page))Claus Holm

(Herr Fluth)Alexander Engel

(Innkeeper Reich)Eckart Dux

(Fenton)
And :
Edith Hancke
Gerhard Frickhöffer
Rita Streich
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